"Tuesdays with Morrie" Review

Review of Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, describes the writer’s own experience talking about life with his sociology professor when he’s studying in Brandeis University 16 years before, Morrie Schwartz when Morrie is diagnosed of ALS, which is a fatal disease that will take the sufferer’s ability to move gradually. Published by Anchor Books, ISBN: 978-0-385-49649-0. The book is very meaningful for those who do not have decided their goals or being uncertain on what they really want to do. Morrie Schwartz is the main character rather than Mitch as a narrator and listener. He is an excellent teacher until he retired because of the continuous development of his disease. He realized that time is elapsing fast, that he must share his wisdom on "The Meaning of Life" with the world before it is too late to do so. In the story, Mitch Albom portrays Morrie as a man of ultimate wisdom and loving in the book. This reveals in his saying, “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live. When you realize you are going to die, you see everything much differently.” “Death ends a life, not a relationship. ” “I do know you(Mitch) and me are deficient in some way. We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted. ”And his favorite speech quoted from the poet, W. H. Auden, “Love each other or perish”, etc. Mitch Albom gives support for moral values and actions throughout the book. The theme of spreading messages of love and devoting constantly appears in the story. The messages are conveyed deeply and thoughtfully. We are impressed by the message and start to think deeply about our lives and deaths in order to realize and understand and accept. Tuesdays with Morrie introduces the fourteen Tuesdays that Mitch and Morrie met in Morrie’s house to discuss about the life, the world, and everything around them after Mitch knew Morrie